You can delete a collection and associated metadata, if the following criteria are all true:
- Your user account has the group administrator role.
- You own that collection. For information on the Own permission level, refer to About Permission Levels.
- That collection is empty.
To delete a collection:
- Log in as described in Logging In via the GUI. The Dashboard appears.
- Browse for content as described in Browsing for Data via the GUI. The Browse page appears.
- Navigate to and right-click the collection you want to delete. Click View Details. The Collection page appears.
- On the Collection page, click the delete icon (
). A message appears, prompting you to confirm the deletion. - Click OK. By default, the system performs a soft deletion. The system retains this collection for two years and then permanently deletes it. Only DME system administrators can perform immediately permanent deletion.
To delete a non-empty collection as a group administrator, consider using the CLU command with the recursive (-r) option, as described in Deleting a Collection via the CLU. To request deletion of data you do not own or older data, contact NCIDataVault@mail.nih.gov.
